# Eric Fenson

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{{short description|American curler}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Eric Fenson
| image = 
| image_size = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|5|6}}
| birth_place = [Bemidji, Minnesota](/source/Bemidji%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| Curling club = [Bemidji CC](/source/Bemidji_Curling_Club), [Bemidji, Minnesota](/source/Bemidji%2C_Minnesota)
| Skip = '''Eric Fenson'''
| Third = [Josh Bahr](/source/Josh_Bahr)
| Second = [Jon Chandler](/source/Jon_Chandler)
| Lead = [Mark Haluptzok](/source/Mark_Haluptzok)
| Alternate = 
| World Championship appearances = 1 (2003)
| Olympic appearances = 
| Other appearances = 
| Grand Slam victories = 
}}

'''Eric Fenson''' (born May 6, 1971, in [Bemidji](/source/Bemidji), [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota)) is an American [curler](/source/curling). He lives in Bemidji and curls out of the [Bemidji Curling Club](/source/Bemidji_Curling_Club). He is a former national champion, and skips his own team.

==Career==
Fenson began curling at the age of ten. He was a state junior champion and state champion, and competed in the [United States Men's Junior Curling Championship](/source/United_States_Men's_Junior_Curling_Championship), finishing third in 1990 and winning the championship in 1991 and 1992. He won a bronze medal at the [1991 World Junior Curling Championships](/source/1991_World_Junior_Curling_Championships), which he was named 1991 [USCA](/source/United_States_Curling_Association) Male Athlete of the Year for, and finished fifth in [1992](/source/1992_World_Junior_Curling_Championships). He appeared at his first [national men's championship](/source/United_States_Men's_Curling_Championship) in 1996, and participated in the 1998, 1999 and 2001 national championships, with his best finish as a semifinalist in 1999. In 2003, with his brother [Pete](/source/Pete_Fenson) skipping, Fenson won the national championship and participated in the [2003 Ford World Men's Curling Championship](/source/2003_Ford_World_Men's_Curling_Championship), finishing eighth. The next year, his team finished as runners-up in the nationals to [Jason Larway](/source/Jason_Larway).<ref name="usacurl">{{cite web|url=http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68&Itemid=39|title=United States Curling Association – Eric Fenson}}</ref>

Fenson then left his brother's team and joined [Scott Baird](/source/Scott_Baird). With his new team, he participated in the [2005 United States Olympic Curling Trials](/source/2005_United_States_Olympic_Curling_Trials), finishing fifth. In 2010, he joined [Mike Farbelow](/source/Mike_Farbelow) to participate in the nationals, and finished as a runner-up. Fenson, under Farbelow, then attempted to qualify for the nationals in 2011, but did not advance past the [Challenge Round](/source/2011_United_States_Men's_Curling_Championship_qualifiers). Fenson then formed his own team, and made it through the [qualifying rounds](/source/2012_United_States_Men's_Curling_Championship_%E2%80%93_Qualification) of the 2012 National Championships, qualifying for the nationals via the [Challenge Round](/source/2012_United_States_Men's_Curling_Championship_%E2%80%93_Qualification).

==Personal life==
Fenson graduated from [Bemidji State University](/source/Bemidji_State_University) with a bachelor's degree in business administration. Fenson owns a carpet and upholstery cleaning company.<ref name="usacurl"/>

Fenson is married and has two children, Riley and Kylen. He enjoys golf, fishing, travelling, and spending time with his family. His brother, [Pete Fenson](/source/Pete_Fenson), is a curler known for winning the bronze medal at the [2006 Winter Olympics](/source/2006_Winter_Olympics).

==Teams==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Season
! scope="col"| Skip
! scope="col"| Third
! scope="col"| Second
! scope="col"| Lead
! scope="col"| Events
|-
! scope="row"| 1990–91 
| Eric Fenson || [Shawn Rojeski](/source/Shawn_Rojeski) || [Kevin Bergstrom](/source/Kevin_Bergstrom) || [Ted McCann](/source/Ted_McCann) || [1991 WJCC](/source/1991_World_Junior_Curling_Championships)
|-
! scope="row"| 1991–92 
| Eric Fenson || Shawn Rojeski || Kevin Bergstrom || Ted McCann || [1992 WJCC](/source/1992_World_Junior_Curling_Championships)
|-
! scope="row"| 1996–97 
| [Pete Fenson](/source/Pete_Fenson) || [Jason Larway](/source/Jason_Larway) || [Joel Larway](/source/Joel_Larway) || Eric Fenson || 
|-
! scope="row"| 1998–99 
| Pete Fenson || Eric Fenson || Shawn Rojeski || [Mark Haluptzok](/source/Mark_Haluptzok) || 
|-
! scope="row"| 1999–00 
| Pete Fenson || Jason Larway || Shawn Rojeski || Eric Fenson || 
|-
! scope="row"| 2003–04 
| Pete Fenson || Eric Fenson || Shawn Rojeski || [John Shuster](/source/John_Shuster) || 2003 [Cont.](/source/2003_Continental_Cup_of_Curling), USNCC, [WCC](/source/2003_Ford_World_Men's_Curling_Championship)
|-
! scope="row"| 2005–06 
| [Scott Baird](/source/Scott_Baird) || Eric Fenson || [Tim Johnson](/source/Tim_Johnson_(curler)) || Mark Haluptzok || 2005 [USOCT/USNCC](/source/2005_United_States_Olympic_Curling_Trials)
|-
! scope="row"| 2009–10 
| [Mike Farbelow](/source/Mike_Farbelow) || Eric Fenson || [Nick Myers](/source/Nick_Myers) || [Aaron Nunberg](/source/Aaron_Nunberg) || 2010 [USNCC](/source/2010_United_States_Men's_Curling_Championship)
|-
! scope="row"| 2011–12 
| Eric Fenson || [Trevor Andrews](/source/Trevor_Andrews) || [Quentin Way](/source/Quentin_Way) || [Mark Lazar](/source/Mark_Lazar) || 2012 [USNCC](/source/2012_United_States_Men's_Curling_Championship)
|-
! scope="row"| 2012–13 
| Eric Fenson || Trevor Andrews || [Blake Morton](/source/Blake_Morton) || [Calvin Weber](/source/Calvin_Weber) || 
|-
! scope="row"| 2013–14 
| Eric Fenson || [Josh Bahr](/source/Josh_Bahr) || [Jon Chandler](/source/Jon_Chandler) || Mark Haluptzok<br>alt.: [Riley Fenson](/source/Riley_Fenson) || 2014 [USNCC](/source/2014_United_States_Men's_Curling_Championship) (10th)
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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Category:1971 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Bemidji, Minnesota
Category:American male curlers
Category:American curling champions
Category:Continental Cup of Curling participants
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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